1. Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Porphyromonas spp. and Fusobacterium spp. in dogs with and without periodontitis.
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Senhorinho GN, Nakano V, Liu C, Song Y, Finegold SM, and Avila-Campos MJ
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- Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Bacteroidaceae Infections microbiology, Clarithromycin pharmacology, Dental Plaque microbiology, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Erythromycin pharmacology, Female, Fusobacterium metabolism, Fusobacterium Infections microbiology, Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests, Humans, Male, Metronidazole pharmacology, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Porphyromonas metabolism, Dog Diseases microbiology, Dogs microbiology, Fusobacterium drug effects, Fusobacterium isolation & purification, Periodontitis microbiology, Porphyromonas drug effects, Porphyromonas isolation & purification
- Abstract
The occurrence of Porphyromonas gulae, Porphyromonas macacae, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Fusobacterium canifelinum in subgingival plaque from dogs with and without periodontitis as well as their antimicrobial susceptibility were evaluated. From 50 dogs with periodontitis were identified 38 P. gulae, 8 P. macacae, 26 F. nucleatum and 15 F. canifelinum, and from 50 dogs without periodontitis were identified 15 P. gulae, 12 F. nucleatum and 11 F. canifelinum. All strains were susceptible to most of the antibiotics tested, however, different resistance rates to clarithromycin, erythromycin and metronidazole among strains were observed. The role of P. gulae, P. macacae, F. nucleatum and F. canifelinum in periodontal disease of household pets needs to be defined to a better prevention and treatment of the canine periodontitis., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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